SAT List 12 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Lethargy
Sluggish; laziness; drowsiness; indifference
Fickle
Capricious; whimsical; unpredictable
Hackneyed
Banal; overused; cliche
Amass
Accumulate
Willful
Deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having ones way
Bastion
Stronghold; fortress; fortified place
Trepidation
Fear; apprehension; nervous trembling
Desecrate
To profane a holy place
Fortuitous
Accidental; occurring by chance
Vehement
Urgent, passionate
Assuage
To soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
Prodigious
Extraordinary; enormous
Torpor
Sluggishness; inactivity; apathy
Furtive
Secretive
Supercilious
Haughty; patronizing
Prudent
Careful; having foresight
Verbose
Wordy, overly talkative
Pedestrian
Common, ordinary, banal
Innocuous
Harmless, banal
Fanatic
One who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea.
Deplete
To use up, reduce, lessen
Amity
Friendship
Stringent
Strict, restrictive
Voluminous
Very large; spacious